India, Feb. 12 -- Tension escalated in Litan Sareikhong village of Manipur's Ukhrul district on Thursday after two more houses were set on fire despite an indefinite curfew being in force, triggering a gunfight in the area. Later in the day, a group of Tangkhul Naga women attempted to storm the Litan Police Station, alleging that security forces had failed to bring the situation under control. Police dispersed the agitating crowd by firing several rounds of tear gas shells.

The unrest began on Saturday when a scuffle broke out in Litan village between groups from the Tangkhul Naga and Kuki communities, in which a man from Sakibung village, Sterling Shimray, was injured. Following the incident, district magistrate Asish Das issued a prohi...